If you had asked me for my opinion on Budapest at any point over the previous year, you would have been met with an awkward silence and a lot of eye rolling. I visited Budapest in August last year and it was one of the most underwhelming cities I’ve been …
When I read this post by Amanda about her time in the town of Eger in Northern Hungary, I honestly (and perhaps a little ignorantly) couldn’t believe somewhere so gorgeous existed in Hungary. I had felt extremely underwhelmed with my first visit to Budapest and Lake Balaton was like a terrible …
My 13th month has been all about movement. Some would say too much movement. I visited NINE countries over just 30 days and unsurprisingly, I am now absolutely exhausted! Thanks to my wonderful Interrail pass, I had a whole month of train travel to use up and I wanted to try …
Hungary is such an underrated country. Whenever people talk about their favourite places in Europe, I rarely hear Hungary receiving so much as a mention. Everyone’s always so focused on Paris and Rome and London and Madrid. Having now spent two weeks travelling within Hungary, though, I can now tell …
This time TWO months ago I was boarding a plane, absolutely terrified, seriously considering changing my mind, turning around and going back to the safety and security of my home. I wondered if I was making a huge mistake. Today, I’ve just come back from spending the day sunbathing on …
The first two countries where I had spent time on my trip didn’t require me to get out of my comfort zone and speak anything other than English the whole time I was there. Even if the people didn’t speak much, they could usually help with directions or know enough …